-라니

Korean Etymology ko -라 -니. Pronunciation Suffix suffix ko -다니, used in the environments where ko -라 is required. In particular, always used after the stem of ko -이다 copula to be, whether present or elided, and its negative ko 아니다 to not be. ko 스폰지-가 동물-이-라-니. How can a sponge be an animal? ko 우리나라-가 ^일본-보다 큰 게 아니-라-니. Wow, Korea isn't bigger than Japan. ko 저 자그만 것-이 나무-라-니. Wow, to think that such a little thing is a tree. ko -라 -니 y — equivalent to ko -라-고 하-니. ko 여기-도 위험-한 곳-이-라-니 나갑시다. Since they say it's dangerous here as well, let's leave. ko -으라니 Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic ko 나-보고 가-라-니 가야지. Since you tell me to go, I have to go. ko inflectional suffixes